MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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